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Peoria Civic Center seeking $5 million minimum for 10-year naming rights

To be considered, the proposals must include the ability to contribute at least $500,000 annually for 10 years.

The Peoria Civic Center Authority and the City of Peoria are exploring a possible solution to the venue's funding gap for capital improvements, including a new ice plant at Carver Arena.

Agreement reached to bring $1.3M ice plant to Peoria Civic Center

A new ice plant is officially coming to the Peoria Civic Center to replace Carver Arena’s current outdated system.

Promotional graphic for WCBU's "Out and About" podcast featuring Lynette Steger of the Peoria Women's Club. The episode is titled "Arts and Impact" and is presented by PNC. Includes logos for Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Peoria Women's Club has long-standing impact on Peoria’s civic and cultural landscape

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Lynette Steger, First Vice President of the Peoria Women's Club, about the organization’s long-standing impact on Peoria’s civic and cultural landscape.

Peoria Civic Center Authority chairwomen Yvonne Greer-Booth announces the new fund at a press conference with State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria).

Peoria Civic Center starts new fund to attract new artists from all genres

The Peoria Civic Center has received a grant that officials hope will help them diversify their programming.

Civic Center GM Rik Edgar Receives Praise, Questions from Peoria City Council

The Civic Center saw $14.9 million in combined ticket sales in fiscal year 2019. That’s the venue’s best take in years. More than 600,000 people attended…

The three-day Greater Peoria Farm Show opened Tuesday, celebrating its 40th anniversary at the Civic Center after COVID-19 canceled last year's show.

The Greater Peoria Farm Show returns to the Civic Center for its 40th anniversary

The three-day Greater Peoria Farm Show, with free admission, opened Tuesday, celebrating its 40th anniversary at the Civic Center after COVID-19 canceled last year's show.

Civic Center Director of Sales and Marketing Beau Sutherland motions down the arena hallway at a group working on the new concession stand.

New ice plant is still on the way, amid rush of Peoria Civic Center upgrades

Even though it’s officially the off season for Rivermen hockey and Bradley basketball, there’s still a lot of action this summer at the Peoria Civic Center.

The current lease between the Peoria Rivermen hockey team and the Peoria Civic Center is set to expire at the end of the current SPHL season. A plan to fund a new ice plant at Carver Arena to keep the team at its current home venue is expected to appear on the agenda for the City Council meeting on Feb. 28.

Peoria Rivermen extend short-term lease with Civic Center as talks continue on a longer-term deal

The minor league hockey team and Peoria Civic Center Authority have agreed to extend the current lease through the 2024-25 season.

The Peoria Civic Center is selling the naming rights to its theater to Prairie Home Alliance of Washington for the next seven years.

Peoria Civic Center inks 7-year theater naming rights deal with home improvement company

A Washington home improvement company is buying the naming rights to the Peoria Civic Center Theater. It's the first such deal for the theater in the venue's 42-year history.

Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson speaks during the weekly Tri-County COVID-19 briefing at the Noble Center.

Peoria Civic Center testing site to add more days amid latest COVID surge

Public health officials are rolling out more testing options and a new text notification tool for positive cases amid an alarming spike in COVID-19 in Greater Peoria.

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